West Indies mahogany

Wood species West Indies mahogany

English name West Indies mahogany

Alternative name Cuban mahogany, Spanish mahagony

Botanical name Swietenia mahagoni

Type Hardwood

Tree size / Height 20 m

Trunk / Diameter 1,0 - 1,5 m

Location Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, United States

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Specific gravity 0.57

Specific gravity (12% MC) 0,67

Janka Hardness 5150 lbf

Modulus of rupture 93,2 MPa

Elastic Modulus 9,55 GPa

Crushing Strength 48,9 MPa

Shrinkage Radial 3,7%
Tangential 4,4%
Volumetric 6,5%
T/R Ratio 1,2

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